چھت

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *chatti- (compare Sanskrit छद् (chad, “to cover”)). Cognate to Hindi छत (chat) and Urdu چھت (chat).

Pronunciation

Noun

چَھتّ • (chatt) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਛੱਤ)

  1. ceiling
  2. roof; terrace
  3. canopy

Declension

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Declension of چھت
dir. sg. چَھتّ (chatt)
dir. pl. چَھتّاں (chattāṉ)
singular plural
direct چَھتّ (chatt) چَھتّاں (chattāṉ)
oblique چَھتّ (chatt) چَھتّاں (chattāṉ)
vocative چَھتّے (chatte) چَھتّو (chatto)
ablative چَھتّوں (chattoṉ) —
locative چَھتّے (chatte) چَھتِّیں (chattiīṉ)
instrumental چَھتّے (chatte) چَھتِّیں (chattiīṉ)

Further reading
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چھت”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “چھت”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit छदि (chadi). Compare Punjabi چَھتّ (chatt) / ਛੱਤ (chatta).

Pronunciation

Noun

چَھت • (chat) f (Hindi spelling छत)

  1. ceiling
    چھت پر تین پنکھے ہیں۔
    chat par tīn paṅkhe h͠ai.
    There are three fans on the ceiling.
  2. roof; terrace
    چھت پر کوئی کھڑا ہے۔
    chat par koī khaṛā hai.
    There is someone standing on the roof.

Declension
Declension of چھت
singular plural
direct چھت (chat) چھتیں (chatẽ)
oblique چھت (chat) چھتوں (chatõ)
vocative چھت (chat) چھتو (chato)

References
  • “چھت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “چھت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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